
SamuelDel Val
Spain

Samuel Del Val
Profile
Height
6'2"
Weight
190lbs
Age
37
Birthday
Jul 8, 1987
Birthplace
Bilbao, Spain
Turned Pro
2010
Career Earnings
$270,255
College
Berry College
Residence
Atlanta, GA
Plays From
Bilbao, Spain
Exempt Status
Finishers 76-100 on Regular Season points list and additional Qualifying Tournament finishers (thru 2020)
Personal
Graduated with a 3.54 GPA from Berry College with two degrees, Business Marketing and Business Management in 2010.
His favorite golf courses are Valderrama and El Saler, both located in Spain.
Juan de Lope is his golf instructor.
He prefers visors instead of regular hats as head wear.
Marks his ball with an old 100 Spanish Pesetas coin.
The oldest club in his bag is a putter he has been using for three years now.
Uncle, Inaki Onaederra was a pro soccer player in the Spanish professional football league (La Liga) for many years and played in teams like Athletic Club Bilbao and Zaragoza.
His favorite athletes are Rafael Nadal, Seve Ballesteros, Roger Federer and Cristiano Ronaldo. His favorite Spanish Football teams are Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Murcia. His favorite cities to visit are Barcelona and Boston, while his favorite vacation spots are Egypt and Spain's Costa Brava. His favorite dish is paella. His favorite charities are Doctors Without Borders and Caritas.
First tee walk-up song would be "Paradise" by Cold Play.
Aspirations outside of golf include, "Start[ing] a business in my home country, Spain, hopefully golf related, and retire there."
"One of my earliest golf memories is my first birdie on a par 4 after hitting driver off the tee, followed by a 3-wood and a 5-wood in the hole when I was 7 years old."